UN Secretary-General: 'The sustainability train has left the station'

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UN Secretary-General's first major speech on climate change - in full

I would like to thank everyone at New York University, and especially the Stern School of Business, for your warm welcome and your role in making today's gathering possible. Let me also thank all of...

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